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Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan IMPROVEMENTS to the ROOFTOP of the MUNICIPAL CAR PARK in KANDY June 5, 2017 Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ROOFTOP OF THE MUNICIPAL CAR PARK IN KANDY MINISTRY OF MEGAPOLIS & WESTERN DEVELOPMENT Sethsiripaya, Battaramulla THE IMPROVEMENTS OF MUNICIPAL CAR PARK ROOF TOP IN KANDY 1 Contents List of Abbreviations ....................................................................................................................................... 4 A. Project Description ................................................................................................................................... 6 B. Legal and Regulatory Framework ............................................................................................................ 9 National Involuntary Resettlement Policy (NIRP) 2001 ........................................................................ 9 Involuntary Resettlement Policy of the World Bank (OP/BP 4.12) .................................................... 10 C. Subproject Impacts and Mitigation Measures ........................................................................................ 11 The Vendors of the Pola (Open Fair) .................................................................................................. 11 Permanent Relocation of the Pola Vendors ....................................................................................... 12 Women Food Suppliers at Hela Bojun Hala ........................................................................................ 16 Temporary Relocation of the Food Suppliers ..................................................................................... 17 Relocation of Other Structures ........................................................................................................... 20 Construction Related Temporary Impacts .......................................................................................... 20 D. Eligibility, Compensation and Other Resettlement Assistance .............................................................. 21 Eligibility .............................................................................................................................................. 21 Resettlement Assistance ..................................................................................................................... 21 E. Consultations .......................................................................................................................................... 21 F. Institutional Responsibility for Implementation and Procedures ........................................................... 24 Dissemination of A-RAP ...................................................................................................................... 25 Maintaining Information Profile ......................................................................................................... 25 G. Grievance Redress Procedure and Institutional set up ........................................................................... 26 Field level Grievance Redress Committee (GRC) ................................................................................ 26 PIU level GRC ...................................................................................................................................... 26 GRC at National Level ......................................................................................................................... 26 Independent Grievance Redress Panel (IGP) ...................................................................................... 26 H. Arrangements for Monitoring ................................................................................................................ 28 I. Resettlement Budget .............................................................................................................................. 30 Annexures ...................................................................................................................................................... 31 Annex 1: List of Pola/Fair vendors ...................................................................................................... 31 Annex 2: Approval Letter from KMC to Relocate Pola vendors at EKM ............................................. 32 Annex 3: Consent letter from KMC- Traffic Committee ..................................................................... 33 Annex 4: Consent letter from Bogambara Stadium Authority ........................................................... 34 Annex 5: Template Agreement between DoA and KMC for Operating Food Court at the Rooftop .. 35 Annex 6: List of Hela Bojun Food Sellers ............................................................................................ 38 Annex 7: List of Hela Bojun Food Assistants ....................................................................................... 39 Annex 8: Consent letter from KMC for Re-establishment of Hela Bojun Food Sellers ....................... 39 Annex 9: Technical Designs of Temporary Food Court ....................................................................... 41 THE IMPROVEMENTS OF MUNICIPAL CAR PARK ROOF TOP IN KANDY 2 Annex 10: List of Participants at Various Consultation Meetings ...................................................... 43 Annex 11: Summary of Consultations Outcomes ............................................................................... 59 Annex 12: Photos Taken During Consultations................................................................................... 65 Annex 13: Social Impacts and Mitigation Plan (SIMP) ........................................................................ 66 List of Figures Figure 1: Pola Vendors in Rooftop ................................................................................................................. 11 Figure 2: Pola Vendors' Activities in Rooftop ................................................................................................. 11 Figure 3: EKM Relocation Site—Proposed Relocation Site for Pola Vendors ................................................ 13 Figure 4: Temporary relocation site of Hela bojun food court near Laksala building ................................... 18 List of Tables Table 1: Analysis of the alternative relocation sites ...................................................................................... 13 Table 2: Monthly operational costs of vendors ............................................................................................. 17 Table 3: Alternate relocation options considered ......................................................................................... 18 Table 4: Entitlement Matrix ........................................................................................................................... 21 Table 5: Summary of participants at group consultations ............................................................................. 22 Table 6: Summary outcomes of consultations ............................................................................................... 23 Table 7: ARAP Implementation Shedule ........................................................................................................ 24 Table 8: Monitoring Framework .................................................................................................................... 28 Table 9: Resettlement Budget ....................................................................................................................... 30 THE IMPROVEMENTS OF MUNICIPAL CAR PARK ROOF TOP IN KANDY 3 List of Abbreviations APs Affected Persons APD Assistant Project Director ARAP Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan BP Bank Procedure CDO Community Development Officer CEA Central Environmental Authority DPD Deputy Project Director DDR Due Diligence Report DS Divisional Secretary DSD Divisional Secretariat’s Division DoA Department of Agriculture EM Entitlement Matrix KMC Kandy Municipal Council GND Grama Niladhari Division GOSL Government of Sri Lanka GRC Grievance Redress Committee GRM Grievance Redness Mechanism IDA International Development Association IGP Independent Grievance Panel JMC Jaffna Municipal Council KMC Kandy Municipal Council LARC Land Acquisition and Resettlement Committee LKR Sri Lanka Rupees LRC Local Resettlement Committee MOM&WD Ministry of Megapolis & Western Development MOU Memorandum of Understanding NEA National Environment Act NIRP National Involuntary Resettlement Policy PAA Project Approving Agency PAP Project Affected Persons PAH Project Affected Households PD Project Director PIU Project Implementation Unit PMU Project Management Unit THE IMPROVEMENTS OF MUNICIPAL CAR PARK ROOF TOP IN KANDY 4 PPAs Project Partner Agencies RR&R Resettlement, Relocation and Rehabilitation RAP Resettlement Action Plan RDA Road Development Authority RPF Resettlement Policy Framework R & R Resettlement and Rehabilitation SA Social Assessment SCDP Strategic Cities Development Project UNESCO United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organization WB World Bank THE IMPROVEMENTS OF MUNICIPAL CAR PARK ROOF TOP IN KANDY 5 A. Project Description 1. The Strategic Cities Development Project (SCDP) has been initiated by the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) to respond to some of the current urban problems and the emerging needs of a Middle-Income Country that it aspires to achieve in the medium term whilst addressing the long- term goals of sustainability, inclusion and poverty reduction.
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